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Hey everyone, I was at my local TRU yesterday and was asking about the new starwars sets and when they would have them. He said "we won't have those sets" when I asked why he said that the starwars sets had "flopped like a pancake" (whatever) and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I thought they were doing well too. I hope that TRU management hasn't confused StarWars LEGO with other StarWars toys (which pretty much did flop), and decided not to carry them on those grounds. Maybe the guy you asked confused the two, and was (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Local TRU Not going to carry new star wars sets?
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:O (total state of shock) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I can't imagine that was anything other than a clueless employee. About the only way that SW Lego could be considered a "flop" is in relation to the first month or so when it was sold out everywhere. It certainly sells as well or better than (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hmmm...sounds like the employee is a bitter Trekkie. Julie (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I have a receipt from Target dated 11/26/99 from last year. That was the day in NJ that I bought all the 99 Lego SW sets (except the Destroyer Droid) and they had the Artic sets out then too. On 12/17/99 I picked up the missing Destroyer Droid at (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I also agree that we should start seeing the 2001 sets soon, but why does Shop at Home have absolutely no inventory information on them? It was my understanding that S@H always had them in stock just a bit sooner than the major retailers. This comes (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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